James Scott may refer to:
- James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649–1685), noble recognized by some as James II of England
- James Scott (1671–1732), British MP, 1710–1711
- James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (1674–1705)
- James Scott (1790–1872), British naval officer
- James Winter Scott (1799–1873), MP for North Hampshire, 1832–1837
- James Hope-Scott (1812–1873), English barrister and Tractarian
- James George Scott (1851–1935), British diplomat
- James Brown Scott (1866–1943), American authority on international law
- James Scott (1876–1939), British MP, 1929–1931
- James Scott (musician) (1885–1938), African-American ragtime composer
- James Bruce Scott (1892–1974), officer in the British Indian Army
- James Scott (footballer) (1892–?), Scottish footballer
- James Scott (Garda) (1899–1966), Irish police officer
- James M. Scott (1911–2001), Senior Olympian, author, inventor
- James C. Scott (born 1936), Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University
- James M. Scott (politician) (born 1938), member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- James Scott (boxer) (born c. 1947), American light heavyweight
- James Scott (American football) (born 1952), NFL wide receiver
- James Scott (criminal) (born 1969), whose reckless actions contributed to the Great Flood of 1993
- James Scott (actor) (born 1979), British television actor
- James Scott (Shortland Street), character on the TV soap opera Shortland Street
- Sir James Sibbald Scott, 1st Baronet (died 1819)
- Sir James Sibbald David Scott, 3rd Baronet (1814–1885)
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